/*
    Copyright 2008 Josh Drummond

    This file is part of WebPasswordSafe.

    WebPasswordSafe is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    WebPasswordSafe is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with WebPasswordSafe; if not, write to the Free Software
    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
*/
package com.joshdrummond.webpasswordsafe.server.dao;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Generic interface for all DAO
 * 
 * @author Josh Drummond
 *
 */
public interface GenericDAO<T, ID extends Serializable> {
    public T findById(ID id, boolean lock);

    public List<T> findAll();

    public List<T> findByExample(T example, String... excludeProperty);

    public T makePersistent(T entity);

    public T makeTransient(T entity);

    public void flush();

    public void clear();
}
